Instancy (Noun)
Meaning 1
The quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 2
The quality of being insistent; "he pressed his demand with considerable instancy".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- She urged her children to clean up their toys with increasing instancy as bedtime drew near.
- The charity's spokesperson delivered her message with such instancy that the crowd was deeply moved to action.
- His instancy on meeting the project deadline impressed the boss and earned him a promotion.
- The activists marched on the capital with great instancy, demanding change and refusing to back down.
- After repeated denials, the instancy of the investigator's questions finally wore down the suspect's defenses.